Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-06
monrning procession They were nshered
to seats upon the left front,

mourning procession, Th9y were nshered
to seats upon the left front.
Following the mourners cane the
funeral procession, hended bv tho Rev.
DR.. Newman, the officiating clergyman:
the Rev. DIR. Butler, chaplain II the
Senate; Bishop Andrews of the Methodist
Epiaeopal Church, and tue Rav. DR.. o.
IL. Tiffany of Philadelphia, formerly pas
tor OF the Metropolitan Church of this
city.
The honorary pail bearers were Gen
sherman, Hon. Roscoe Uoukling, Senator
Stanford, Postmaster. General Vil,s Gen.
Lucins Fairchild, Mr. O. II. Andrews,
Col. Grant, DIR. Mcmillan and Gen. John
Y. Black. They woie sashes OF black
with shoulder knots Of black and
white ribbons, They Termed in two
lines as they came within the bar between
which passed the pall-oearers OF grand
army men bearing the casket.
The congressional committee wore wide
sashes of white. The honorary pall-
bearers and the committee were con-
duted to seats on the left centre. Senator
Sherman and Speaker Carlisle occupied
chairs at the Presidents desk, and the
clergy were at the desk of the secretary.
The solemn services were begun by the
reading Of the 9Oth psalm by Bishop
Andrews. DIR. Butler read as the burial
service a portion of i. Corinthians, XIV.
Prayer was offered by the Rev Dir.
Tiffany and the funeral oermon wns
delivered by DR.. Newman, who spoke as
follows:
Again Is this chamber tho shrine OF
nations dead. On these walls ars again
the emblens ofsnatioual giief. ONO more
Is heard the measured step OF those who
mourn the departure OF the faithful public
servant, tho honorable private citi23u the
abiding ftieDd, the devoted husband and
loving father. 0nly those are thus hpnoled
at this shrine OF the republic whose virtues,
whose services, whose talents have secured
lot them the distinguished posltionof sena-
tor of tho United States.
Death is no stranger In this place Of su-
preme legislation. Six times since 1859,
when this chamber was first occupied, has
he thrown his shadow hare. Here rested In
peace Senator Hicks of Maryland; here lay
the form Of Foote of Vermont, once the
presiding officer Of the Senate; heIe was
laid the aiestic form of sumner, learned,
eloquent, pnilnnthropie; was born hence 10y
friendly hands Wilson, who came forth
from obscurity TO occupy the second place
IN the government of u free people; and
but 40 9ohtbTut1 we sIOuu mere hfOunu inc
bier Of Miller, patriot and soldier, who
sleeps in peace III the state be loved so well
And where else than here in this place of
honor, the arena OF MS greatest civic ser
vices and trlumphs, where he displayed his
eminent talents in craftsmanship, VI ere he
vas respected by all t,,r the purify of his
Intentions, the ardor Of his patriotism, the
courage OF his convictions, the power OF
his logic and his, ,unsellsh devotion to tho
4ul,lin L,.,. IA
Logan be honor1d with the rites Of burial?
His was an honorable parentago. His fa-
ther's genius and bis mothers beauty
blended In sweet harmony to bless his
childhood. Irish brllliancy and Scotch go
lldity combined In his temperament, while
he stood forth the true Ameri-
can and the typical man of
he west, OF whom his ma
lion is justly proud. From them he In
herited his splendid physique, his capa-
cious intellect and bis loyal, loving, gener-
Gus heart, In that Christian home his
young intellect was developed and his
young heart was taught thnt divine religion
from which he never wayered and when
the homestead was broken up ail he
claimed and all he took was the old family
Bible. OF his power in the nation there
uaO be no question. Macaulay has said
that men eminent In learning, In states
manshlp, In war are not fully appreciated
by their contemporaries, but that pOsterlty
does not fail to award them full Justice"
A greater than Macaulay has said "a
prophet Is not without honor, save III his
own country" 1t is difficult for those who
have not had the special advantages of the
schools In early life TO gain a reputation
for mental culture and intellectual attain
ments, but IL Is sufficient to say that what
ever position Logan occupied he was
always In the front. II "a strong reason, n
sound Judgment, n capacions and retentive
memory, q vigorous and warm Imagination
and comprehensive, e,undertjlnding are essen
tial to hiRn intellectually, then Logan
ranks among our foremost men. Others
arc great i'll scientific at'ninents,
In the polish Of literature, in the
acquisition of languages; but who eXcelled
him in the useful Information of science
aud literature and Inv, in Knowledge Of his
country, lis history, its resources, it, waste,
lis Possibilities, liz h0pesY His vast and
we'll chosen library, rich in all learning pro-
claims bis love for books. Like Wehstcr he
had the raIe faculty TO extract by Instinct
the pith Of a volume that cHneto his hand.
Intellectually his rivals underestimated
him, his friends never tully appreciated
him, his admirers never nyarvaluei him.
He was prodigiOus brain worker, indefat-
lgable In application, tireless In energy.
He called upon all sources Of knowledge
to aid him in his purposes. His
was life OF intellectual activity.
From his admission to tho bar
ut the age Of 25 to his place In his state
legislature, to his place in Congress, and to
his position fs senator, he has left the i'm
press Of intellect upon the national legisla-
ture OF this country which enters into Its
history for the last 70 years. What great
measure of Congress is Without his hOloted
name Future generations will read his
nHpntrntiI1i unn
his great speeches on the Impeachment"
gu 'sEdueation,n on "The Army" his eulogy
on "ThouHs," his defence Of "GrAnt his
arraignme.It of Porter" will be esteemed
masterlul among forensic efforts. In MI his
| Legislative life he WAS never crushed In
| debate. Some men have tho Hover OF lam
| Ruage Logan had the flower OF thought. He
had the eloquence OF logic aud could raise
| metaphor into argument He Tesemhled
not 80 much the beautiful liver whose brOad
stream winds through rich and varied
scenery, but that which cuts a deep and
rapid channel through rugged rocks and
| frowning wilds, leaving the impress of Its
power in the productlveness through which
| ii passes which but for II would remain
desolate ami barren. His was not the music
of the organ with its varied stops aid
mingling harmonies, but rather the sound
of the trumpet waxing louder and
| louder, piercing the caverns Of the
earth and resounding through the
eueircllng heavens. II Is venerable
saving of Scripture that the day of a mans
death is better than the day OF his birth.
| When In the stiffness Of the holy Sabbath,
| ifs noble soul left our presence, Logan was
the foremost statesman of the mighty vest,
and hereafter and forever Illinois will have
her illustrious trinity OF national greatness
| Lincoln, greatest of statesmen; Grant,
greatest of professional soldiers; Logan,
| the greatest volunteer general produced by
| this county. But wherein consists that
strange chnrm Of his personality that ialls
upon our spirits to-day like q
holy enchantmentf Whence the magic
spell of his presence? Whence the
secret OF the power Of that enc llfs upon
| so 600 600 Of people? l. Ii sufficient TO say
| that his pnrentage was honorable, that MS
| intellect was rich In its acquired treasures,
| that he was the foremost statesman oil the
west2 Is IL sufficient to say that ne was
/ great soldier who proved himself equal TO
/ every command; that ne was newer ue,
| tented that he defeated defeatand achieved
victory when all seemed lost; that from
| Belmont to Atlanta and from Savannah
| when at the lend Of the victorious army OF
| the Tennessee he marched through the
avenues of the capital Of a redeemed
! country, be- gave evidence OF his mafihi
prowess? We must look deeper and seareh
| with keener Insight for the seeicL OF nus
immense power over his country HIS was
q changeless sincerity, He was never III
mnsduerade. He was Transporter to a fanit.
He had window In his heart He Wn7
] newer IN disgniss. HI was MS you tAw nun.
| Never aid geometrician bring proposition
and demonstration In closer proximity than
wns the correspondence between I4ogans
| character and his appearance. lie was
Logan every time. HIS was the soul oi
honor, He had and innate contempt for
everything low, mean, intriguing. He
was an open and an h9norapie